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i'm in my 50's in florida. i take care of my grandson. youri'm asking you is generation will not have to be on top of these issues. i appreciate all that you do. if you were at my age and you refinanced your home and had moneyredit, and all that that goes for paying into the refinance of your home, is that still a deduction as the east today if you refinanced your home? i'm talking the primary home. host: are you affected by the tax credits we're talking about today? caller: i am disabled and i had issues.subone my husband does take one deduction and i take care of my grandchild. my children are married and stable. host: thank you for the question. guest: the mortgage interest deduction is still available to you. it has not gone away. the mortgage insurance deduction is a logger in place. you can still claim the more gage just deduction. host: does it have to be from a recognized day care provider? guest: there are some rules but i think they're pretty flexible the irs has on its website. host: roy is next from indiana on the independent
i'm in my 50's in florida. i take care of my grandson. youri'm asking you is generation will not have to be on top of these issues. i appreciate all that you do. if you were at my age and you refinanced your home and had moneyredit, and all that that goes for paying into the refinance of your home, is that still a deduction as the east today if you refinanced your home? i'm talking the primary home. host: are you affected by the tax credits we're talking about today? caller: i am disabled and i...
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in florida, they said no. misery voted yes, to stop health-care -- missouri voted yes to stop health-care exchanges without public approval. moving on to the use of medical marijuana, arkansas said no to legalizing the use of medical marijuana. voters said yes to recreational use in colorado and washington state. in massachusetts, yes to medical use, and in oregon, now to cultivating and possessing marijuana. for same-sex marriage, washington state, name, maryland, all voted in support. in maryland, same-sex couples will be able to start getting married january 1. coverage continues here on c- span of campaign 2012 as well as our website, c-span.org, where you can go for more information on the balance of power and a presidential election results. host: we want to hear your take. william in west point, mississippi, democrat. caller: hi. i want to sit thank you for giving me an opportunity. host: go ahead. we are listening caller: -- listening. caller: thank you for an opportunity. host: we need to put you on h
in florida, they said no. misery voted yes, to stop health-care -- missouri voted yes to stop health-care exchanges without public approval. moving on to the use of medical marijuana, arkansas said no to legalizing the use of medical marijuana. voters said yes to recreational use in colorado and washington state. in massachusetts, yes to medical use, and in oregon, now to cultivating and possessing marijuana. for same-sex marriage, washington state, name, maryland, all voted in support. in...
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host: next call -- bob, in jupiter, florida. caller: i just wanted to note, if possible, that as a physician, i know that the indian population in general, if you put up some of those statistics you had before -- their vulnerability to a certain genetic predispositions, such as diabetes. diabetes is not just because of diet, but there is some inherent, as i recall, susceptibility for the indian population, vulnerabilities to that. it is a major health problem not only in the united states in general, but specifically the indians. i remember that from my medical school days. host: you mentioned that a little bit earlier. anything you wanted to add? guest: there is a lot that we can learn about those genetic differences. people have been wanting to study it for a long time, and we have had a lot of those studies. we do find that there is some uniqueness, and i'm glad that the medical field is looking at some of those things. there's a lot we can do to prevent them. host: are the words "indian" and "reservation" still politically c
host: next call -- bob, in jupiter, florida. caller: i just wanted to note, if possible, that as a physician, i know that the indian population in general, if you put up some of those statistics you had before -- their vulnerability to a certain genetic predispositions, such as diabetes. diabetes is not just because of diet, but there is some inherent, as i recall, susceptibility for the indian population, vulnerabilities to that. it is a major health problem not only in the united states in...
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of the florida supreme court. caller: hi. i watched all the trial proceedings that took place, on c-span, i might add. i'm nervous. the district judge ruled against gore. the case was sent up to you and you overruled the district judge. i felt that you had made a mistake on that decision. if you would not overlook him, this would not have been a big mess. the supreme court sent it back to you. i forget all the proceedings in between. you guys sent it back up. you had a strong dissent on that and i wonder if he could describe what went on. guest: it came out of the trial court, to us. that is a circuit court in florida. bush filed in miami and that judge dismissed that case. there was an action filed by the canvassing board to extend the time for the returns having to be with the state. that's the case that first came to us. we had two statutes that we believe were directly in conflict as to whether the secretary of state had the legal power to extend the time for manual recounts. one said that if it was passed the
of the florida supreme court. caller: hi. i watched all the trial proceedings that took place, on c-span, i might add. i'm nervous. the district judge ruled against gore. the case was sent up to you and you overruled the district judge. i felt that you had made a mistake on that decision. if you would not overlook him, this would not have been a big mess. the supreme court sent it back to you. i forget all the proceedings in between. you guys sent it back up. you had a strong dissent on that...
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brian mooney, but he joins us from florida. good morning. -- pawnee joins us from florida. good morning. joins us from florida. good morning. caller: how is mitt romney and paul ryan losing in their own home states? brian mooney host:? caller: -- host: brian mooney? caller: mitt romney is a fairly democratic state, of and mitt romney was elected as a moderate. he ran as a moderate. -- democratic state, and it grammy -- mitt romney ran as a moderate. he was elected as a moderate. when he walked away from the state, he had gotten much more conservative, which is out of step with this state. he did a lot of damage to his standing with voters in massachusetts. if he ran on the ballot for governor again, he would have virtually no chance of winning. it is a local phenomenon, but it is also sort of the character of the state as well. they say the people know best, i guess, and we would fit into that category. host: this message from twitter -- host: brian mooney, how different is the talk on the campaign trail that we hear from presidential candidate romney as opposed to what you
brian mooney, but he joins us from florida. good morning. -- pawnee joins us from florida. good morning. joins us from florida. good morning. caller: how is mitt romney and paul ryan losing in their own home states? brian mooney host:? caller: -- host: brian mooney? caller: mitt romney is a fairly democratic state, of and mitt romney was elected as a moderate. he ran as a moderate. -- democratic state, and it grammy -- mitt romney ran as a moderate. he was elected as a moderate. when he walked...
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host: pensacola, florida, republican. go ahead, laura perry -- laura. caller: first of all, if $1.20 trillion, right, it is over 10 years. is that a real cut or is it a cut in the projected increase? guest: it is a cut in the baseline, so the projected increase. a very good point. in one year, 2009, we increased spending by almost $1 trillion. it was not just a one-time shot. so, we can't cut it in one year's $60 billion -- in one year, $60 billion? we raised it $900,000,000,000.10 year? that is ridiculous. the military can cut $60 billion. social spending can cut $60 billion. these are projected increases, not cuts. guest: there is definitely a school of thought along these lines saying maybe it is not that huge and level of cuts. the people in the agencies will tell you it would have an immediate affect on their ability to provide services, ranging from border control to air-traffic control. there are scenarios out there when things can get difficult. but there is definitely a school of thought that says we have to take some cuts in spending, we have
host: pensacola, florida, republican. go ahead, laura perry -- laura. caller: first of all, if $1.20 trillion, right, it is over 10 years. is that a real cut or is it a cut in the projected increase? guest: it is a cut in the baseline, so the projected increase. a very good point. in one year, 2009, we increased spending by almost $1 trillion. it was not just a one-time shot. so, we can't cut it in one year's $60 billion -- in one year, $60 billion? we raised it $900,000,000,000.10 year? that...
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florida's 15th district, arizona's2nd district. the fifth race is louisiana's third district between two republican members that will be decided in a september runoff. democrats lead in all races where the winner is still uncalled. if they prevail, the thousands this cycle will be eight seats. one of those races that was referenced in that report is congressman alan west race in florida in that 18th district there. this from the "washington times" today. state and national republican party officials are getting behind the call for the recount in all early votes in st. lucy count you florida. we're staying with this story on the b.p. spill fines that were announced yesterday. we'll go to bethlehem, pennsylvania on the democratic line. dell is waiting. thanks for the call. caller: thank you. professor kind of stole a lot of the things i was going to say, because most people don't know the perspective here. you know, one time british patroleum was owned by the british government and it took care of the whole empire people. and of cour
florida's 15th district, arizona's2nd district. the fifth race is louisiana's third district between two republican members that will be decided in a september runoff. democrats lead in all races where the winner is still uncalled. if they prevail, the thousands this cycle will be eight seats. one of those races that was referenced in that report is congressman alan west race in florida in that 18th district there. this from the "washington times" today. state and national republican...
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democratic caller from florida, you are up first. caller: n/a my opinion, wall street is the problem. they treated this deficit because of all of the underhanded things that went on with the mortgages. now they do not want to pass the extension of unemployment. they are putting as back so many years by doing this. everyone is going to end up in the hole, living on the streets, and no one will be able to do anything. host: dominic chu. guest: there is a case to be made that wall street excesses' contributed to the financial crisis. a lot of that some of these lawmakers and policy makers, regulators, investors, they have been trying to right the situation. a lot of the big banks in this country took a lot of taxpayer assistance that brought them through the depths of the financial crisis and they have emerged, as the ceos claim, as more well-capitalized institutions. they may be able to sustain a crisis or in the future without having to take more taxpayer raid. that's not to say there's no one at fault. if you looked at the overall pi
democratic caller from florida, you are up first. caller: n/a my opinion, wall street is the problem. they treated this deficit because of all of the underhanded things that went on with the mortgages. now they do not want to pass the extension of unemployment. they are putting as back so many years by doing this. everyone is going to end up in the hole, living on the streets, and no one will be able to do anything. host: dominic chu. guest: there is a case to be made that wall street excesses'...
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we have seen young people in florida. one of the things young people have seen in their time being involved in politics or watching politics is how partisan and polarized it is. when we can start working together, young people will see the way to change things. host: before we get back to the calls, there is a big concern about this most recent election with the polarization of the voting blocks. how do the young people reduce that polarization? is it possible and still remain true to the ideals of the independent party or independents? guest: a lot of times we hear a lot of talk and a lot of numbers for turnout. that is important, but it is also about talking about the issues. when it comes to the deficit, there are numbers and facts to show we have to make changes. otherwise, our generation will have higher taxes and a lower standard of living. host: nick troiano, can you work together with republicans and democrats and still remain faithful to the tenets that attracted you to the republican party? guest: that might req
we have seen young people in florida. one of the things young people have seen in their time being involved in politics or watching politics is how partisan and polarized it is. when we can start working together, young people will see the way to change things. host: before we get back to the calls, there is a big concern about this most recent election with the polarization of the voting blocks. how do the young people reduce that polarization? is it possible and still remain true to the...
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and become a port richey, florida. -- andy, democratic caller, port richey, florida. excuse me, let me move on to nick. caller: every time they talk about these in congress, they will not cut their pay, not cut their staff, will not cut any federal employees, which is exactly what all that money is. immigration, those people are costing the american taxpayers' dollars. host: you say that that is exactly where it is going, the number that folks put out there and that experts are saying is that that is not where it is all at, that that would get you very far. but that the real drivers are these entitlement programs. host: i have a friend who works on c130's. they had an $800 garbage can and they were not allowed to ask if they could take a cut in military pay, because it was disrespectful. that is how congress treats the american people. actually, they work for us, so they should start to cut their pay, their staffs. think about that. explain to me why they should make more than the average working person. host: do you think that that really drive down the deficit? call
and become a port richey, florida. -- andy, democratic caller, port richey, florida. excuse me, let me move on to nick. caller: every time they talk about these in congress, they will not cut their pay, not cut their staff, will not cut any federal employees, which is exactly what all that money is. immigration, those people are costing the american taxpayers' dollars. host: you say that that is exactly where it is going, the number that folks put out there and that experts are saying is that...
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the same way they lost florida, they'll lose florida in a bigger vote in 2014 because no retirement person will touch that. host: okay. paul clemens said just because people are living longer doesn't mean they can work longer. before leaving for asia the president delivering the weekly address and weighed in on the fiscal cliff and what it means for the taxi sue. here's more from the president's address. >> when it comes to taxes there's two paths available. one says if congress fails to act by the end of the of year. everyone's taxes automatically go up including the 98% of americans that make less than $250,000 a year. you can't afford that right now and nobody wants that to happen. the other path is for congress to pass a law right now to prevent a tax like on the first $250,000 of anyone's income. all-americans including the wealthiest get a tax cut and 98% of americans and all small business owners won't see income taxes go up a single dime. the senate has already passed a bill like this. democrats in the house are ready too. all we need is for republicans to come on board. we shouldn
the same way they lost florida, they'll lose florida in a bigger vote in 2014 because no retirement person will touch that. host: okay. paul clemens said just because people are living longer doesn't mean they can work longer. before leaving for asia the president delivering the weekly address and weighed in on the fiscal cliff and what it means for the taxi sue. here's more from the president's address. >> when it comes to taxes there's two paths available. one says if congress fails to...
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host: jeff in florida, democratic caller. caller: i called about education, but since you blended in the fiscal cliff and education into the program, i have two remarks. first, the primary education in grade school, and through age 12 is where we should concentrate the most effort. most of the efforchildren that i know have no note-taking skills. their english and mathematics is terrible. they're not prepared for junior high school or high-school and that's where they fall off the cliff. its most important that the primary education have proficient in order to go further into junior and senior high school. host: when it is important in a primary education? caller: reading, writing, arithmetic, basic note taking, being able to sit in a class and not only listen to what someone is telling you got a couple be able to put it into a notes so that you can then review them. most children don't know how to do that. host: at what level do you start doing that, the note taking, in order to remember, what level? caller: starting in the
host: jeff in florida, democratic caller. caller: i called about education, but since you blended in the fiscal cliff and education into the program, i have two remarks. first, the primary education in grade school, and through age 12 is where we should concentrate the most effort. most of the efforchildren that i know have no note-taking skills. their english and mathematics is terrible. they're not prepared for junior high school or high-school and that's where they fall off the cliff. its...
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petersburg, florida. caller: what you were just speaking to -- the first amendment has been los int the quest for security, supposedly. nobody really knows what the real motivation is. the country has gone down a path [inaudible] which is eluding each of you. including this gentleman. guest: there are real patriots in the u.s. government who have worked hard to make personal sacrifice and make this country safer. i think people need to understand what the threat is and if they understand that, they would be much more receptive to the investigative tactics and needs. a look at 9/11. if you can imagine august of 2001, if somebody in the government came forward and said in august, there is a big threat from people trying to blow up planes and you need to take off your shoes and take your toiletries and put them in a plastic bag and take off your jacket and take your laptop out of its case -- people would have been up in arms. they would say it is an invasion of privacy. fast-forward and planes crashed into b
petersburg, florida. caller: what you were just speaking to -- the first amendment has been los int the quest for security, supposedly. nobody really knows what the real motivation is. the country has gone down a path [inaudible] which is eluding each of you. including this gentleman. guest: there are real patriots in the u.s. government who have worked hard to make personal sacrifice and make this country safer. i think people need to understand what the threat is and if they understand that,...
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petersburg, florida. caller: -- would like to generate some money for the government and same some money for the government. i have an idea. if schools were to produce their own food, it would lower the taxes of the taxpayer. they could support themselves. they could feed themselves. they could have a little respect about taking care of people in nursing homes and stuff like that. we have the lottery in florida, and if they paid off a portion in bonds, five-year bonds instead of giving them $500 billion, or create the next consecutive numbers and giving them bonds, i see the federal reserve getting a lot of money real quick. host: kim dixon, one of the issues that rebels from the fiscal cliff talks about a -- regarding the fiscal cliff talks about a grand bargain. where does that stand? guest: many people say it is just too early. for weeks to solve the problem. it depends who you ask. speaker boehner has said, we just need to get over this cliff. many republicans have said, let's deal with the bush tax r
petersburg, florida. caller: -- would like to generate some money for the government and same some money for the government. i have an idea. if schools were to produce their own food, it would lower the taxes of the taxpayer. they could support themselves. they could feed themselves. they could have a little respect about taking care of people in nursing homes and stuff like that. we have the lottery in florida, and if they paid off a portion in bonds, five-year bonds instead of giving them...
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there are five counties in florida, not the other 62 counties. there are some counties in california and new york. if in the early 1970's congress updated the law a little to take into account areas that had spanish-speaking or non english- speaking voters who were not registered. there were brought under the law. they said you are doing a poor job of registering nine english- speaking voters. so there's a couple counties in california. and in new york. for the most part, the law is still as it was in 1965. host: congress approved this law for another 25 years recently? guest: absolutely. almost a unanimous vote. the senate passed it unanimously. i think the reason is this law was so important in american history. everybody agrees, even the people who don't criticize it today agree that the voting rights act was one of the great civil rights laws of american history, because it really allowed minorities to register to vote and have their votes count. they could actually win seats in the city council or the county board. the only question now is,
there are five counties in florida, not the other 62 counties. there are some counties in california and new york. if in the early 1970's congress updated the law a little to take into account areas that had spanish-speaking or non english- speaking voters who were not registered. there were brought under the law. they said you are doing a poor job of registering nine english- speaking voters. so there's a couple counties in california. and in new york. for the most part, the law is still as it...
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he predicted bill nelson would lose in florida. he got every single thing wrong but at least the next day he said i was wrong. carl rove has yet to say that. host: do you have another book in the works? guest: i have one in the works. host: thanks for stopping by. guest: it's always fun. host: we'll have the republican party taking your calls and we'll talk about afghanistan and the way forward for the president as he continues to that 2014 deadline for u.s. troops out of the afghanistan. the ceremonies get under way later this morning we'll have live coverage at 11:00 eastern here on c-span. washington journal continues on this sunday november 11. we'll be back in a moment. >> some patients require special therapy, hip knows sis is effect nive certain types of battle northeast rose sis f. >> now you're deep asleep. we're going back now, going back to -- one of the most important procedures is group psychotherapy. here under the psych tryst guidance the patient lerns to understand something of the basis causes of his distress. >> i
he predicted bill nelson would lose in florida. he got every single thing wrong but at least the next day he said i was wrong. carl rove has yet to say that. host: do you have another book in the works? guest: i have one in the works. host: thanks for stopping by. guest: it's always fun. host: we'll have the republican party taking your calls and we'll talk about afghanistan and the way forward for the president as he continues to that 2014 deadline for u.s. troops out of the afghanistan. the...
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first children -- the first pilgrims came over, they were french and had the good sense to land in florida in june and they were wiped out by the spanish, but that story is left out of the textbooks. the most famous woman in america was taken captive by the indians in 1685 and in the middle of the night she killed her captor. she realized she could get a bounty for indian scalps and she made her way to boston where she was a heroine. they erected a statue to hurt. -- to her. >> kenneth davis on "in depth." he is the best-selling author of the "don't know much" series. >> i have watched shows on the weekends of an interview politicians when they talk about what they're doing in conagra's, they're different opinions. it >> i wanted to see that and i know it was on c-span. nothe drill down and it's antagonistic or hostile. they do not have an agenda like they do what other cable television shows. >> i agree. it seems fair. yet the real story. there is not a commentary or things that are negative. >> i go there to get the news, the facts than just talking points. i want to learn something, not
first children -- the first pilgrims came over, they were french and had the good sense to land in florida in june and they were wiped out by the spanish, but that story is left out of the textbooks. the most famous woman in america was taken captive by the indians in 1685 and in the middle of the night she killed her captor. she realized she could get a bounty for indian scalps and she made her way to boston where she was a heroine. they erected a statue to hurt. -- to her. >> kenneth...
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ellen, florida. -- alvin, florida. caller: i think there was a clear difference stated between the democrats and republicans about their policies. the majority of the american people voted for obama and his policies. there needs to be compromise, of course, but i heard john boehner speak yesterday. he talked compromise, but stuck to his same policy, taking the military off the table, pushing social cuts, and taxing people that cannot afford it. the needs to be compromise, but the republicans should be more willing to compromise with the democrats. the american people spoke. we do not want more wars. we do nothing social programs should be at the top of the list. host: maverick on twitter echoes what the caller was saying. congress gets 9% approval, the president gets 51%. do the math. the president sets the agenda, not john boehner or eric cantor. guest: john boehner said he wants the president to lead and we are ready to follow. that is a stronger statement than it might seem to be. one of the criticisms of the presid
ellen, florida. -- alvin, florida. caller: i think there was a clear difference stated between the democrats and republicans about their policies. the majority of the american people voted for obama and his policies. there needs to be compromise, of course, but i heard john boehner speak yesterday. he talked compromise, but stuck to his same policy, taking the military off the table, pushing social cuts, and taxing people that cannot afford it. the needs to be compromise, but the republicans...
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caller: jacksonville, florida. good morning. was guest: everybody:good. caller: i have a question and comment. the question is this. why, when you all take office, use were the to want to uphold what you all are coming there to do for the people that sent you all there. ok. it is like this right here. i was watching a christian program this morning a woman called then and said what does it mean when they say [indiscernible] if a person takes office and says there want to represent united states and the people of the united states, if they violate that trust, they should have some kind of action taken against them. if i as a citizen break the law, and i am proven to of a broken the law, i go to jail. people come in congress, not for the people but to profit from the people. if a person in office get caught doing that, falsifying information. they should go to jail. then as treason. host: steven latourette -- the ethics issues work in congress. guest: i understand your point here the system is designed to reach a the fire run on a certain platform, if i sta
caller: jacksonville, florida. good morning. was guest: everybody:good. caller: i have a question and comment. the question is this. why, when you all take office, use were the to want to uphold what you all are coming there to do for the people that sent you all there. ok. it is like this right here. i was watching a christian program this morning a woman called then and said what does it mean when they say [indiscernible] if a person takes office and says there want to represent united states...
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host: dan in florida on the republican line. you are on with julian sanchez from the cato institute. caller: the question i have is for the last 20 years also, i have used female for business in retirement -- i have used e- mail in business in retirement. what happens to those e-mails on different computers over the years? are they accessible and how? guest: the hard drive itself, often it is possible for a train to data forensics and list to recover data that has been lost. it is hard to completely wipe out data. if you are talking about a laptop that you have for matted many times over, it is likely that information would be -- fomrmatted many times over, it is likely that would be hard to recover. often, e-mail providers make that house the but-backed out of everything on the server into a subway crash -- make backups of everything on the server in case of a crash. those are treated in the same way as and e-mail before it is opened sitting in your e-mail. a warrants would be required for those. these kinds of questions are co
host: dan in florida on the republican line. you are on with julian sanchez from the cato institute. caller: the question i have is for the last 20 years also, i have used female for business in retirement -- i have used e- mail in business in retirement. what happens to those e-mails on different computers over the years? are they accessible and how? guest: the hard drive itself, often it is possible for a train to data forensics and list to recover data that has been lost. it is hard to...
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host: john is in florida. caller: good morning, sir. if the benghazi situation was a demonstration, we saw no signs of "death to america" or "death to israel." one question about the fiscal cliff. why does no one ever say pay the ?ayroll tax cut t guest: those are good questions. i do not have the answers, especially in benghazi. we set ourselves up for these problems. should not be doing these things. the investigation should be looking at that. solving these problems is like raising more taxes and moving up the ladder. spending is the tax. the tax is a secondary. they have to tax us or they will borrow the money, which is a tax. or you print the money and you have financial baubles and crashes. spending is the problem -- you have financial baubles and and crashes. any safety net for the rich and if you believe you can police the world, none of these problems can be solved. need restraint on the government -- you need restraint on the government. people should take the oath of office seriously. "you mean everything goes back to the sta
host: john is in florida. caller: good morning, sir. if the benghazi situation was a demonstration, we saw no signs of "death to america" or "death to israel." one question about the fiscal cliff. why does no one ever say pay the ?ayroll tax cut t guest: those are good questions. i do not have the answers, especially in benghazi. we set ourselves up for these problems. should not be doing these things. the investigation should be looking at that. solving these problems is...
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i'm calling you from my home in florida. i think just the dirty little secret is that those of us that are making hundreds of thousands of dollars are able to write it off. the money we're paying taxes on, this is not a tax increase, this is something that was sunset years ago. my republican friends have been able to rewrite the language to talk about it as being a complete tax break now, but we're sunsetting something that was supposed to be sunset several years ago. host: do you agree with the president that the election gives him a mandate to raise taxes on the rich? caller: i think mandate might be a pretty strong term, but i remember in the campaign right now, obama was talking about this, the fact that he was going to do this, that he was going to go for this from the very beginning of the campaign. he was right out there with it. mitt romney was certainly campaigning against him because he didn't want this to happen, so the president was very clear and forth right from the start of the campaign that this is what he wa
i'm calling you from my home in florida. i think just the dirty little secret is that those of us that are making hundreds of thousands of dollars are able to write it off. the money we're paying taxes on, this is not a tax increase, this is something that was sunset years ago. my republican friends have been able to rewrite the language to talk about it as being a complete tax break now, but we're sunsetting something that was supposed to be sunset several years ago. host: do you agree with...
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host: the next caller is keith in florida. we lost him. let's go to carl. are you with us? you are on the air. caller: you called my name wrong. i was not sure you were talking to me. howard. the question i have is the drone of attacks over the countries where we are, they have taken care of the target. there will be consequences. the law and order situation in that case. pakistan has become economically crippled. we cannot bear defenses based on the arms. you have to look at the root cause. we keep supporting corrupt governments as long as they support our cause. then they leave and the people of the country face the consequences. we keep treating the symptoms and never go to the root cause of the disease. guest: they are so effective tactically. the commander on the ground who sees what it does to protect our soldiers. it is hard not to want to keep using the system. strategically, it can be a disaster. it can create more enemies for us. it creates hardened external governments have do not want to do business with us. i think that is the issue. we cannot keep kicking the
host: the next caller is keith in florida. we lost him. let's go to carl. are you with us? you are on the air. caller: you called my name wrong. i was not sure you were talking to me. howard. the question i have is the drone of attacks over the countries where we are, they have taken care of the target. there will be consequences. the law and order situation in that case. pakistan has become economically crippled. we cannot bear defenses based on the arms. you have to look at the root cause. we...
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host: our first caller from florida on our democrats line. good morning. turn down your tv for us and go ahead. caller: [indiscernible] host: rural housing plan? caller: it is in the budget, agriculture budget. does he know anything about this? guest: yes, the agriculture department does have a program for constructing low income housing in small towns, particularly lower income areas. i cannot tell you really much more about it right now. did you have a specific question? caller: my husband and i just signed up for the program. maybe you can pass this on. they have taken all the jobs away from those individuals who are running the program. they have massive files that they need help with. host: i think we lost her, but she's talking about insufficient staffing and perhaps lack of funding to departments. guest: i do not know about this particular situation, but i do know that the agricultural department has had cutbacks in staff in an attempt to control spending and comply with a presidential order to keep spending down. host: what happens if the farm bill
host: our first caller from florida on our democrats line. good morning. turn down your tv for us and go ahead. caller: [indiscernible] host: rural housing plan? caller: it is in the budget, agriculture budget. does he know anything about this? guest: yes, the agriculture department does have a program for constructing low income housing in small towns, particularly lower income areas. i cannot tell you really much more about it right now. did you have a specific question? caller: my husband...
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host: let's go on to wanda in florida. hi, wanda. caller: i have a question for you. i paid into social security. i now get social security benefits. every month i have premiums coming out of my check. how can you consider them as socialist programs. we paid into them. host: stay on the line. guest: i also get social security and i pay my medicare premiums. i'm in the same boat she is. the benefits that are being paid a much greater than the amount repaid in. -- then the amount we pay again . they're not actuarially sound. we have to look at it to see to have these programs solvent for the next 20, 30, 40 years and for my children that will be on social security and medicare 20 years from now. in terms of some of the other programs, it depends on what you're talking about. is it socialism to support cancer research or to build roads and bridges all over our country? i don't think so. is it socialism to help people when they are hurting because of terrible unemployment? i do not think so. i think we have a responsibility to be fiscally prudent. host: do you have a resp
host: let's go on to wanda in florida. hi, wanda. caller: i have a question for you. i paid into social security. i now get social security benefits. every month i have premiums coming out of my check. how can you consider them as socialist programs. we paid into them. host: stay on the line. guest: i also get social security and i pay my medicare premiums. i'm in the same boat she is. the benefits that are being paid a much greater than the amount repaid in. -- then the amount we pay again ....